GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating